Real estate transfers received for July 24 to 28, 2023. Nadja Brocus, et al to Schmidlin C.

Creating Healthy Communities at the Lucas County Health Department is sponsoring a summer farmers’ market at Friendship Park Community Center on Thursday, August 24. The open air market will take place in the parking lot from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

An estimated 30 million computers are disposed of each year in the United States alone. With professional data destruction followed by refurbishing, many of these can still be operated successfully. AIM Ecycling of Toledo, will be hosting a laptop warehouse sale with hundreds of professionally refurbished computers being sold for a great cause.

Glass City Federal Credit Union and Vital Records Control (VRC) are offering area residents the opportunity to have their confidential, recyclable paper items shredded and recycled during a shred day. Materials will be collected on Friday, August 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Glass City Federal Credit Union, 1666 East Broadway Street, in East Toledo.

Columbia Gas of Ohio is celebrating the upcoming date of August 11 because of its resemblance to the 811 hotline number. The number is used to call utility companies when someone wants to break ground near possible utility lines.

The 30th annual Black Swamp Arts Festival will take place September 8 to 10 in downtown Bowling Green. All music events are free and open to the public.

All Ohio school districts and schools serving students in sixth through eighth grade will have access to math tutoring program Zearn through the end of the 20242025 school year as part of the state’s efforts to rebound from COVID-related state testing declines.

Artists are needed for the ninth annual Point Place Art Walk on Saturday, September 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Genacross Lutheran Services dedicated its first senior adaptive pocket park on July 24. The park was created to offer Genacross residents socialization opportunities and overall health and wellness experiences in an outdoor area. The park features glider-style seating and is located in a small area at the back of Luther Crest and Luther Woods communities on North Holland Sylvania Road.

The American Red Cross has been experiencing a decline in blood and platelet donations throughout the summer. All blood types are needed and appreciated, but types O negative, O positive and B negative are the most crucial during the immediate future.